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Port Mansfield

26.560°, -97.420° · tides: Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.

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Today

Tonight: Low 67° · 21% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Veterans Day: High 71° · 16% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. North northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:45 AM / 5:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:07 AM / 6:31 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 4%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:55 AM
Minor period
7:37 AM–8:37 AM
Major period
12:20 PM–2:20 PM
Minor period
6:01 PM–7:01 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 116 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMclouds79% cloud cover80% cloud cover76% cloud cover81% cloud cover74% cloud cover85% cloud cover86% cloud cover88% cloud cover87% cloud cover83% cloud cover79% cloud cover82% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover88% cloud cover89% cloud cover89% cloud cover86% cloud cover83% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover92% cloud cover87% cloud cover88% cloud cover89% cloud cover91% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover85% cloud cover88% cloud cover88% cloud cover86% cloud cover78% cloud cover81% cloud cover85% cloud cover79% cloud cover83% cloud cover91% cloud cover89% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover90% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover72% cloud cover68% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°67676768707070706968676872727271rain21% chance12% chance13% chance12% chance12% chance13% chance10% chance6% chance7% chance8% chance9% chance6% chance7% chance12% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance16% chance15% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphWNW 5 mph, gusts 6NW 5 mph, gusts 7NW 8 mph, gusts 10NW 8 mph, gusts 12NW 9 mph, gusts 12NNW 9 mph, gusts 13NNW 8 mph, gusts 13NNW 7 mph, gusts 13NNW 8 mph, gusts 13NNW 8 mph, gusts 13NNW 7 mph, gusts 10NNW 7 mph, gusts 12NNW 7 mph, gusts 12NNW 8 mph, gusts 12NNW 10 mph, gusts 15NNW 12 mph, gusts 16NNW 12 mph, gusts 16NNW 12 mph, gusts 16N 13 mph, gusts 18N 12 mph, gusts 17N 12 mph, gusts 17N 9 mph, gusts 15N 8 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 11 PM67°67°67°100%79%21%–WNW 56–
Wed 12 AM67°67°67°100%80%12%–WNW 56–
Wed 1 AM67°67°67°100%76%13%–NW 57–
Wed 2 AM67°67°67°100%81%12%–WNW 68–
Wed 3 AM67°67°67°100%74%12%–NW 810–
Wed 4 AM67°67°67°100%85%13%–NW 812–
Wed 5 AM67°67°67°100%86%10%–NW 812–
Wed 6 AM67°67°67°100%88%6%–NW 913–
Wed 7 AM67°67°67°100%87%7%–NW 912–
Wed 8 AM68°68°68°100%83%8%–NW 912–
Wed 9 AM69°69°69°100%79%9%–NNW 913–
Wed 10 AM69°69°69°100%82%6%–NNW 913–
Wed 11 AM70°70°70°100%87%7%–NNW 813–
Wed 12 PM70°70°70°100%87%12%–NNW 713–
Wed 1 PM70°70°70°100%88%14%–NNW 713–
Wed 2 PM70°70°70°100%89%14%–NNW 813–
Wed 3 PM70°70°70°100%89%14%–NNW 813–
Wed 4 PM70°70°70°100%86%16%–NNW 813–
Wed 5 PM70°70°70°100%83%15%–NNW 813–
Wed 6 PM70°70°70°100%90%6%–NNW 712–
Wed 7 PM70°70°70°100%90%6%–NNW 710–
Wed 8 PM70°70°70°100%92%6%–NNW 710–
Wed 9 PM70°70°70°100%87%4%–NNW 712–
Wed 10 PM69°69°69°100%88%4%–NNW 712–
Wed 11 PM69°69°69°100%89%4%–NNW 712–
Thu 12 AM68°69°68°100%91%3%–NNW 812–
Thu 1 AM68°69°68°100%90%2%–NNW 812–
Thu 2 AM68°68°68°100%89%2%–NNW 914–
Thu 3 AM68°68°68°100%87%2%–NNW 1015–
Thu 4 AM67°67°67°100%86%2%–NNW 1216–
Thu 5 AM67°67°67°100%85%2%–NNW 1216–
Thu 6 AM67°67°66°98%88%1%–NNW 1217–
Thu 7 AM67°67°67°99%88%1%–NNW 1216–
Thu 8 AM68°68°68°99%86%0%–NNW 1015–
Thu 9 AM70°70°68°95%78%0%–NNW 1216–
Thu 10 AM71°71°68°92%81%0%–N 1217–
Thu 11 AM72°72°69°91%85%0%–N 1318–
Thu 12 PM73°73°69°87%79%0%–N 1318–
Thu 1 PM73°73°68°85%83%0%–N 1217–
Thu 2 PM72°73°67°84%91%0%–N 1217–
Thu 3 PM74°74°67°81%89%0%–N 1217–
Thu 4 PM73°73°67°82%85%0%–N 1217–
Thu 5 PM72°72°67°83%84%0%–N 915–
Thu 6 PM72°72°66°82%90%0%–NNE 914–
Thu 7 PM71°71°66°82%70%0%–N 813–
Thu 8 PM71°71°65°83%71%0%–N 812–
Thu 9 PM70°70°65°83%72%0%–N 812–
Thu 10 PM70°70°64°83%68%0%–N 812–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

67° / 67°

21% rain

WNW 5–5 mph · gusts 6

Wed, Nov 11

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

71° / 67°

16% rain

NNW 5–9 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Cloudy

74° / 65°

3% rain

N 7–13 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

77° / 70°

1% rain

NE 6–9 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Nov 14

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 72°

29% rain · 0.06"

SE 8–18 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 71°

18% rain

SE 9–18 mph · gusts 25

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 67°

24% rain

NNE 7–16 mph · gusts 25

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. North northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 67. North northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. North wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind around 9 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From 5 nm North Of Port Mansfield To Baffin Bay TX

GMZ135 · 434 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the
Rio Grande out 60 NM. 

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ130-132-135-111115-
Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado-
Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port
Mansfield TX-
Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX-
434 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots increasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Smooth on the bay becoming light chop
after midnight. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay becoming a
moderate chop after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of
showers. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM

GMZ150 · 434 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the
Rio Grande out 60 NM. 

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ150-155-111115-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
434 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots increasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms this
evening. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2078

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
41% lit
↑ 1:06 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
★☆☆☆c75
2
30% lit
↑ 1:48 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★★★c91
3
20% lit
↑ 2:37 AM
↓ 4:56 PM
★★★★c100
4
12% lit
↑ 3:32 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest north (27.0°)
5
6% lit
↑ 4:32 AM
↓ 6:58 PM
★★★★c103
6
2% lit
↑ 5:36 AM
↓ 7:49 PM
★★★★c100
best
7
0% lit
↑ 6:40 AM
↓ 8:33 PM
★★★★c93
New Moon
best
8
1% lit
↑ 7:41 AM
↓ 9:11 PM
★★★★c82
best
9
4% lit
↑ 8:40 AM
↓ 9:45 PM
★★★★c70
10
9% lit
↑ 9:36 AM
↓ 10:15 PM
★★★☆c57
11
15% lit
↑ 10:29 AM
↓ 10:44 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
12
23% lit
↑ 11:22 AM
↓ 11:13 PM
★★☆☆c34
13
31% lit
↑ 12:14 PM
↓ 11:43 PM
★★☆☆c35
14
41% lit
↑ 1:06 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c51
Apogee · 404,179 km
15
50% lit
↑ 2:00 PM
↓ 12:15 AM
★☆☆☆c56
First Quarter
16
59% lit
↑ 2:56 PM
↓ 12:50 AM
★★★☆c65
17
69% lit
↑ 3:52 PM
↓ 1:30 AM
★★★★c73
18
77% lit
↑ 4:49 PM
↓ 2:15 AM
★★★★c78
19
85% lit
↑ 5:43 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★★★c82
Moon farthest south (-27.6°)
20
92% lit
↑ 6:34 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
★★★★c84
21
97% lit
↑ 7:21 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
★★★★c84
22
99% lit
↑ 8:03 PM
↓ 6:11 AM
★★★★c82
best
23
100% lit
↑ 8:41 PM
↓ 7:15 AM
★★★★c77
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
24
97% lit
↑ 9:17 PM
↓ 8:19 AM
★★★★c67
25
93% lit
↑ 9:52 PM
↓ 9:22 AM
★★☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
26
85% lit
↑ 10:28 PM
↓ 10:26 AM
★★★☆c43
Perigee · 366,787 km
27
76% lit
↑ 11:05 PM
↓ 11:30 AM
★★★☆c56
28
66% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 12:36 PM
★★★★c76
29
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:42 PM
★☆☆☆c82
Last Quarter
30
43% lit
↑ 12:33 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★★★☆c91
31
32% lit
↑ 1:26 AM
↓ 3:53 PM
★★★★c94

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Aug 4 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 7 · 2:52 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 11 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Aug 14 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 404,179 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Aug 15 · 12:33 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Aug 19 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Aug 23 · 3:11 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 25 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Aug 26 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 366,787 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Aug 29 · 9:16 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Aug 6 · Sun, Aug 7 · Mon, Aug 8 · Mon, Aug 22 · Tue, Aug 23

Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.

Moon distance

366,796 km closest · 404,168 km farthest

Reading the calendar: ↑ moonrise and ↓ moonset are local times. Stars are the solunar rating; “c” is the tide coefficient (20–120). Moon overhead and underfoot times are the major feeding periods, and moonrise and moonset are the minor ones; see each day on the tide pages.
Tide chart for Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.Surf report: Mansfield Jetties (boat access)Offshore conditionsLive cams

Forecasts, alerts and marine forecasts: National Weather Service. Current conditions: NWS observations and NOAA tide-station sensors. Map stations: Iowa Environmental Mesonet (airports), NOAA CO-OPS, NOAA NDBC. Radar: NEXRAD via IEM. Satellite: GOES-East via NASA GIBS. Tropical: National Hurricane Center. Moon and sun times are calculated for this location. Forecast grid updated Tue 11:21 PM.